Country Codes

International country codes according to ISO-3166
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The international country codes according to ISO-3166 are a globally recognized standard for the coding of country names. This encoding is offered in two main formats: as a two-character code (ISO-3166-1 Alpha-2) and as a three-character code (ISO-3166-1 Alpha-3). They play an important role in many international contexts, from the identification of nationalities to global financial transactions.

List of all country codes

All international country codes according to ISO-3166 and the corresponding top-level domains are listed below. Use the search function to search for a specific country.


CountryISO 3166; ALPHA‑2ISO 3166; ALPHA‑3Domain
AfghanistanAFAFG.af
ÅlandAXALA.ax
AlbaniaALALB.al
AlgeriaDZDZA.dz
American SamoaASASM.as
AndorraADAND.ad
AngolaAOAGO.ao
AnguillaAIAIA.ai
AntarcticaAQATA.aq
Antigua and BarbudaAGATG.ag
ArgentinaARARG.ar
ArmeniaAMARM.am
ArubaAWABW.aw
AustraliaAUAUS.au
AustriaATAUT.at
AzerbaijanAZAZE.az
BahrainBHBHR.bh
BangladeshBDBGD.bd
BarbadosBBBRB.bb
BelarusBYBLR.by
BelgiumBEBEL.be
BelizeBZBLZ.bz
BeninBJBEN.bj
BermudaBMBMU.bm
BhutanBTBTN.bt
BoliviaBOBOL.bo
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBABIH.ba
BotswanaBWBWA.bw
Bouvet IslandBVBVT.bv
BrazilBRBRA.br
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIOIOT.io
British Virgin IslandsVGVGB.vg
BruneiBNBRN.bn
BulgariaBGBGR.bg
Burkina FasoBFBFA.bf
BurundiBIBDI.bi
CambodiaKHKHM.kh
CameroonCMCMR.cm
CanadaCACAN.ca
Cape VerdeCVCPV.cv
Caribbean NetherlandsBQBES.bq
Cayman IslandsKYCYM.ky
Central African RepublicCFCAF.cf
ChadTDTCD.td
ChileCLCHL.cl
Christmas IslandCXCXR.cx
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCCCCK.cc
ColombiaCOCOL.co
ComorosKMCOM.km
Cook IslandsCKCOK.ck
Costa RicaCRCRI.cr
Cote d'IvoireCICIV.ci
CroatiaHRHRV.hr
CubaCUCUB.cu
CuraçaoCWCUW.cw
CyprusCYCYP.cy
Czech RepublicCZCZE.cz
Democratic Republic of the CongoCDCOD.cd
DenmarkDKDNK.dk
DjiboutiDJDJI.dj
DominicaDMDMA.dm
Dominican RepublicDODOM.do
EcuadorECECU.ec
EgyptEGEGY.eg
El SalvadorSVSLV.sv
Equatorial GuineaGQGNQ.gq
EritreaERERI.er
EstoniaEEEST.ee
EswatiniSZSWZ.sz
EthiopiaETETH.et
Falkland IslandsFKFLK.fk
Faroe IslandsFOFRO.fo
Federated States of MicronesiaFMFSM.fm
FijiFJFJI.fj
FinlandFIFIN.fi
FranceFRFRA.fr
French GuianaGFGUF.gf
French PolynesiaPFPYF.pf
French Southern and Antarctic LandsTFATF.tf
GabonGAGAB.ga
GeorgiaGEGEO.ge
GermanyDEDEU.de
GhanaGHGHA.gh
GibraltarGIGIB.gi
GreeceGRGRC.gr
GreenlandGLGRL.gl
GrenadaGDGRD.gd
GuadeloupeGPGLP.gp
GuamGUGUM.gu
GuatemalaGTGTM.gt
GuernseyGGGGY.gg
GuineaGNGIN.gn
Guinea-BissauGWGNB.gw
GuyanaGYGUY.gy
HaitiHTHTI.ht
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHMHMD.hm
HondurasHNHND.hn
Hong KongHKHKG.hk
HungaryHUHUN.hu
IcelandISISL.is
IndiaININD.in
IndonesiaIDIDN.id
IranIRIRN.ir
IraqIQIRQ.iq
IrelandIEIRL.ie
Isle of ManIMIMN.im
IsraelILISR.il
ItalyITITA.it
JamaicaJMJAM.jm
JapanJPJPN.jp
JerseyJEJEY.je
JordanJOJOR.jo
KazakhstanKZKAZ.kz
KenyaKEKEN.ke
KiribatiKIKIR.ki
KosovoXKXKX.ko
KuwaitKWKWT.kw
KyrgyzstanKGKGZ.kg
LaosLALAO.la
LatviaLVLVA.lv
LebanonLBLBN.lb
LesothoLSLSO.ls
LiberiaLRLBR.lr
LibyaLYLBY.ly
LiechtensteinLILIE.li
LithuaniaLTLTU.lt
LuxembourgLULUX.lu
MacauMOMAC.mo
MadagascarMGMDG.mg
MalawiMWMWI.mw
MalaysiaMYMYS.my
MaldivesMVMDV.mv
MaliMLMLI.ml
MaltaMTMLT.mt
Marshall IslandsMHMHL.mh
MartiniqueMQMTQ.mq
MauritaniaMRMRT.mr
MauritiusMUMUS.mu
MayotteYTMYT.yt
MexicoMXMEX.mx
MoldovaMDMDA.md
MonacoMCMCO.mc
MongoliaMNMNG.mn
MontenegroMEMNE.me
MontserratMSMSR.ms
MoroccoMAMAR.ma
MozambiqueMZMOZ.mz
MyanmarMMMMR.mm
NamibiaNANAM.na
NauruNRNRU.nr
NepalNPNPL.np
NetherlandsNLNLD.nl
New CaledoniaNCNCL.nc
New ZealandNZNZL.nz
NicaraguaNINIC.ni
NigerNENER.ne
NigeriaNGNGA.ng
NiueNUNIU.nu
Norfolk IslandNFNFK.nf
North KoreaKPPRK.kp
North MacedoniaMKMKD.mk
Northern Mariana IslandsMPMNP.mp
NorwayNONOR.no
OmanOMOMN.om
PakistanPKPAK.pk
PalauPWPLW.pw
PanamaPAPAN.pa
Papua New GuineaPGPNG.pg
ParaguayPYPRY.py
People's Republic of ChinaCNCHN.cn
PeruPEPER.pe
PhilippinesPHPHL.ph
Pitcairn IslandsPNPCN.pn
PolandPLPOL.pl
PortugalPTPRT.pt
Puerto RicoPRPRI.pr
QatarQAQAT.qa
Republic of the CongoCGCOG.cg
RéunionREREU.re
RomaniaROROU.ro
RussiaRURUS.ru
RwandaRWRWA.rw
Saint BarthélemyBLBLM.bl
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHSHN.sh
Saint Kitts and NevisKNKNA.kn
Saint LuciaLCLCA.lc
Saint MartinMFMAF.mf
Saint Pierre and MiquelonPMSPM.pm
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCVCT.vc
SamoaWSWSM.ws
San MarinoSMSMR.sm
São Tomé and PríncipeSTSTP.st
Saudi ArabiaSASAU.sa
SenegalSNSEN.sn
SerbiaRSSRB.rs
SeychellesSCSYC.sc
Sierra LeoneSLSLE.sl
SingaporeSGSGP.sg
Sint MaartenSXSXM.sx
SlovakiaSKSVK.sk
SloveniaSISVN.si
Solomon IslandsSBSLB.sb
SomaliaSOSOM.so
South AfricaZAZAF.za
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGSSGS.gs
South KoreaKRKOR.kr
South SudanSSSSD.ss
SpainESESP.es
Sri LankaLKLKA.lk
State of PalestinePSPSE.ps
SudanSDSDN.sd
SurinameSRSUR.sr
Svalbard and Jan MayenSJSJM.sj
SwedenSESWE.se
SwitzerlandCHCHE.ch
SyriaSYSYR.sy
TaiwanTWTWN.tw
TajikistanTJTJK.tj
TanzaniaTZTZA.tz
ThailandTHTHA.th
BahamasBSBHS.bs
The GambiaGMGMB.gm
Timor-LesteTLTLS.tl
TogoTGTGO.tg
TokelauTKTKL.tk
TongaTOTON.to
Trinidad and TobagoTTTTO.tt
TunisiaTNTUN.tn
TurkeyTRTUR.tr
TurkmenistanTMTKM.tm
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCTCA.tc
TuvaluTVTUV.tv
UgandaUGUGA.ug
UkraineUAUKR.ua
United Arab EmiratesAEARE.ae
United KingdomGBGBR.uk
United States of AmericaUSUSA.us
United States Virgin IslandsVIVIR.vi
UruguayUYURY.uy
UzbekistanUZUZB.uz
VanuatuVUVUT.vu
Vatican CityVAVAT.va
VenezuelaVEVEN.ve
VietnamVNVNM.vn
Wallis and FutunaWFWLF.wf
Western SaharaEHESH.eh
YemenYEYEM.ye
ZambiaZMZMB.zm
ZimbabweZWZWE.zw

Origin and development of country codes

ISO 3166 was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), an independent international non-governmental organization that sets global industry and trade standards. The first versions of ISO 3166 were published in the 1970s with the aim of creating a standardized and simplified method for identifying countries and territories.

Purpose and scope

The main function of the ISO 3166 codes is to provide a short and concise method of representing countries and territories in various international systems. Some of the most common areas of application are

Country codes as top-level domains

The ISO-3166-1 Alpha-2 country codes, i.e. the two-digit codes, generally correspond to the international country code domains, also known as country codes in top-level domains (ccTLDs) on the Internet. This correspondence was intentionally created to ensure a uniform and easily understandable method for assigning country code top-level domains.

For example:

However, there are exceptions where the ISO codes and the country domains do not match. A well-known example is the United Kingdom: the ISO code is "GB", the domain ".uk". Such deviations are often due to historical or cultural reasons. Overall, however, most country domains reflect their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.

Special features and challenges

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